​Although I'd heard the name numerous times I never really took the time to stop and see what "Big Sur" was all about, that was until I was actually planning a trip to California. About a week before I was set to take off the show Arial America did a special on coastal California and that's when I realized I had to fit in a visit to Big Sur during my trip. The ideal way to do it is a rent a car and drive Highway 1, but being a solo (budget) traveler I knew that wasn't going to happen. Instead I did my research and discovered the bus that would take me there, unfortunately, it only runs on the weekend after Labor day but lucky me that's precisely when I planned to be there.